Today in History
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| This Day in History |
| July 12 |
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| 1813 |
Claude Bernard, French physiologist – born (d. 1878). Recommended blind experiments to ensure objectivity. First to define the idea of homeostasis. Amazing philosopher of science. |
| 1854 |
George Eastman, American innovator and entrepreneur – born (d. 1933) |
| 1895 |
Buckminster Fuller, American architect, engineer, and author, designed the Montreal Biosphère – born (d. 1983) |
| 1997 |
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist – born |
| July 13 |
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| 1896 |
August Kekulé, German chemist – died (b. 1829) |
| 1944 |
Ernő Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik’s Cube |
| July 14 |
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| 1789 |
French Revolution: citizens of Parisstorm the Bastille. |
| 1918 |
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman was born |
| 1933 |
The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders. |
| 1969 |
Football War: after Honduras loses a soccer match against El Salvador, riots break out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers. |
| 1992 |
386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open SourceOperating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards. |
| 1995 |
MP3 was introduced to the world |
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